Quick answers
- What is Cortisone acetate used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Cortisone Acetate, Chartwell RX, LLC, June 6, 2025) says: “When oral therapy is not feasible: 1. Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoid supplementation is of particular importance). Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Nonsuppurative thyroiditis Hypercalcemia associated with cancer 2. …” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Cortisone acetate have a boxed warning?
- No. None of the 1 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
- Is there a shortage of Cortisone acetate?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Cortisone acetate been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Cortisone acetate?
- 1 company lists prescription products of Cortisone acetate in the FDA NDC Directory, including Chartwell RX, LLC.
What Cortisone acetate is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
When oral therapy is not feasible: 1. Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoid supplementation is of particular importance). Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Nonsuppurative thyroiditis Hypercalcemia associated with cancer 2. …
— FDA label: Cortisone Acetate, Chartwell RX, LLC, effective June 6, 2025. Read the full label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Conditions named on the label
These condition names appear word for word in the label’s “Indications and Usage” text (matched with a reviewed table). Each page lists hospitals whose own websites name the condition.
Related medical specialties
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
The label quoted above has no boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Tablet |
|---|---|
| Route | Oral |
| Prescription products | 1 in the FDA NDC Directory |
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- Chartwell RX, LLC1 product
FDA approval history
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
Generic approvals (1)
- ANDA080694Chartwell Molecular · October 17, 1974
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
| RxCUI (RxNorm) | 828248 |
|---|---|
| SPL set ID of the quoted label | cc158d11-f356-4696-8b73-5d2681dcbcf2 |
| FDA labels (SPL) | 1 |
| FDA applications | 1 ANDA |
| Active ingredients (FDA) | CORTISONE ACETATE |
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Cortisone Acetate, Chartwell RX, LLC, effective June 6, 2025; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
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